Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-05-21
THE INDIANS
On the San Carlos Reservaiiop
THEIR NUMBERS AND FEoFEEIl
Management or Capt. Pierre

| To a reliable gentleman recently re
 turned from the San Carlos Iuiizu
 Agency. the CITIZEN is indebted for the
 following facts snd figures pertaining tO
 the Indians on the San Carlos and con
 tiguous rsservRtiOns:-
 The White Mountain Indians are at Fort Apache, and numberri at the time
 of taking the last census. l46g of all ages, sexes sDd conditions. These la dIans are selt-sustsining and drsw no annuities from the government.
 Capt Chlquito's band on the Arsyspsl number 10 men, l5 women, l5 boys and girls. Four boys and girls are of school age. Last year they raised +O sacks of wheat. 265 sacks Uf corn, and % sacks of barley. They own 3i horses I mule and jacks.
 SagulO's band On the San Pedro. uum-
 Der Is men, + women. D boys sUd girls. They raised last harvest It's sacks of corn, 70 sacSs of wheat and lC6 sacks of barley. They own 2l horses, ] Jack and head ot cattle.
 EskImenzin's band, also on ;he San Pedro, number l3 men. l6 wUueu. l4 boys and l3 girls. They raised lsst hhf vest. 90 sacks of corn. 5S sacks of wheat and IT sacks of barley. Iksy own q. horses. mules. 3 jacks, g head oi cattle and calves.
 For convenience the San Carlos rgsrr- ont . eh-a.a VIZ: The upper GIls. meaning that per tIon on the rIyrr ID the direction of Fort Thomas. San Carlos, un the San Car los river proper, and the Lower Giia, the latter including every thing bvllw San Carlos and on both sides Ct .le rIyer.
 On the Upper Gils divislon there ar- 72 men, l60 women, l25 boys and lis girls. Of school age there are 43 hoys and Fl girls They raised last yea, 4iJ sacks oi barley. Six hundred and twrn- ty sacks of corn and 4,i9 sacks o' wheat They own n jacks, 424 hor-es. ~ mules. go cows, ly5 JAlves, 2lt sheep and la-t but not least. 23l dogs.
 The Lower Gila division comprlse- 46O men, 455 women, 294 boys, 2N3. girls Of schoO age, 93 boys and 60 glr.s. They raised last year. ll56 sacks Oi bar ley, 294 sacks oi corn and 2ll sack uf wheat They own 5l jacks, S-2 horses. 3S mules, 2l62 COWS, 63l calves, 1-@ sheep and 4tU dogs.
 ca the Upper San Carlos, there ar' 229 men, 337 women, lyi boys and 1ir2 girls. Or school age 33 boss and Co girls, They raised SsJ sacks of barley. 6O3 sacks of corn and 6Ol sacks of VI heat. They OWE 23 lacks. 436 horses. - mules. ll37 COWS, 33l calves, 2j2 sheep and --b dogs.
 The total number Of Indians uu the San Carlos reservation proper a. idl men, g54 women, 6l7 boys, 64U EIri-. Otschool age there are l6I boys and I27 girls. Total grain raised barley 25S6 sack $. corn ljl3 sacks, wheat l2al sacks. Total stock-Iacks lis, horses 1882, mules 90, cows 21U6, calves ll6i. sheep Io5. dogs 96'.
 It will be noted that with the eNcsp. tion oi the Lower or Down GIla division, the women largely outnumber the men while the boys and Siri- are almost Of equal numbers. The men undoubtedly have been killed ofi while raiding, The Indians on the Down GiiG division are couPr-yc mostly, of Mojave and Yuma Aus n---, the only tribes that have not of .,tr years, been off fh- reseryEti0n sud si war with the Whl'e>. Here aad h.rc only, are the serss prOpOrtionste slsh the surplus m number tEvOrus the males.
 The San Carlos Egeucv vlih l'- cu tiguous brancLts 10 unirr The r ltrot of Capt. r. F. Pierce Oi the Slr~i iuisn- try. He IS post commAndcc and lldiaH agent combined. That he Is well qua. flied for this important ;rust Is coLcessed by all who are m anyway familiar Slth the requuements Of an agent. hinc co all but firm and untlinchng m tne per formAnce of his duty. The lDdllu- VI u. nothing ID reason that is not granted. No duty k eractri. up bnriru ru I.'--i, not in accordance VIth tEe laws Ci .i- mRnlty and justice. But .u Orcs- uEc- given must be executed. oE p1nl- rrr 70 adequRte tO the offence, is 70 u:-v meted out. For tle fret time since 'tr San Carlos wGs @ rcsr-yatl 70 tc- .u- dians nave found master. Ou- cuu pany of Infantry, one ot Cavalry and one of Indian scouts are stRtionei ht The agency to maintain peace and ertcrsv' the will oS the commander frsur Go the arrest of the five reueSHdes rcccnt- ly taken 10 PhcniI for trlal, ;hrf- vs- some dissatisfaction and uUtz-dcr- Nrsy apprehensiye of trouble. but the -perty capture and incarceration of tEr -aE- less with the probability of one or Uo-e being put to death. has had a most ss.u. tatory effect on those that were di-E- s-t to initiate them. When Capt F1e-cr was interviewed by HOlmAns C0nEr-- sionAl Committee, during tEe ttlrica-i-.s outbreak. hs openly advocated puitnE to death the men who hEi been Sullty of gross and williui murder. tte i-- of the women wnp Hcrom- panied them. the putting O' theIE rLil- dreu in school and the le-9oyal of ui-.sl- fected Indians to rrscrvshon tsF ward the interior oi the country W t.ir ,lap,ain Pierce remsins n charge uf ttr there is every reason C. ne- Ieye that the last of ths perisiscal ont breaks have been seeu-